Description

Titles read: "Skidding along. Down the river where nifty aquaplanists show their skill - and the motor-boat steersmen their cunning."

Location of events unknown.

Various shots of two girls in white swimsuits and swimming hats aquaplaning along a river behind a motorboat. They stand on a plank and hold onto ropes connected to the front of the board. A man is seen having a go. One of the girls falls in just as picture fades out.

10 telling images selected from British Pathé's extensive WWI footage. 'The war to end all wars' was a war without parallel: over 70 million military personnel were involved and over 17 million people died.